Pharmacy Technician I, Clemmons Retail Pharmacy, Variable 1st/2nd shifts
About The Position
This is a Full-Time position for a Pharmacy Technician I at the Clemmons Retail Pharmacy, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The role involves assisting licensed pharmacists with technical duties related to medication preparation and distribution, including hazardous drugs and controlled substances. Responsibilities also include medication distribution tasks, screening phone calls, managing pharmacy procurement and inventory, performing nonsterile compounding and sterile IV admixture (where applicable), inspecting medication storage areas, documenting medication histories, and potentially assisting in training other technicians. The position requires adherence to all organizational policies, legal, regulatory, and accreditation standards, and supporting area leaders. Additional duties include patient demographic information gathering, data entry, insurance verification, label generation, cashiering, and developing competence in third-party billing. The role may involve obtaining immunization certification and performing immunizations under supervision, and potentially operating a vehicle to deliver medications and supplies. A high school diploma or GED is required.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
- North Carolina Board of Pharmacy registration required within 30 days of employment.
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Nice To Haves
- Successful completion of a Pharmacy Technology course preferred.
- One-year previous pharmacy experience preferred.
- PTCB technician certification (CPhT) preferred.
- PTCB/NHA technician certification (CPhT) within 18 months of employment or actively enrolled in an ACPE accredited Pharmacy School.
Responsibilities
- Assists licensed pharmacist in technical duties related to preparation and distribution of medications.
- Accurately selects, prepares, and labels medications for patients including hazardous drugs and controlled substances.
- Assists with medication distribution tasks.
- Screens phone calls and routes as needed using proper telephone and voicemail etiquette.
- Assists in daily pharmacy procurement, inventory control, and outdate checking.
- Complete documentation required for removing, stocking, and wasting controlled substances, where applicable.
- Perform nonsterile compounding following proper USP standards, where applicable.
- Perform sterile IV admixture, as defined at the entity level, using proper aseptic technique, where applicable.
- Inspects all assigned medication storage areas for adherence to storage policies.
- Completes and documents medication admission histories, as applicable at the facility level.
- Seeks additional duties when required work is done and accepts other duties as assigned.
- May participate in quality improvement initiatives to assure the excellence of departmental services.
- May assist in training pharmacy technicians and extenders in orientation to the policies, procedures, and workflows involved in pharmacy operations as applicable at entity level.
- Abides by all organization policies and procedures and complies with all legal, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
- Supports area leaders regarding goals and work assignments.
- Obtaining and recording initial patient demographic and other required information, data entry of required information into the pharmacy system for record keeping, insurance verification and label generation purposes, and cashiering.
- Develop competence in third-party billing functions.
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
- May obtain immunization certification and perform immunizations for patients under the supervision of a registered pharmacist, where applicable.
- Responsible for operating an Advocate Health-owned motor vehicle to deliver medications and other essential medical supplies as required by the designated department.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
